The Sherwin-Williams Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates in three segments: The Americas Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Americas Group segment offers architectural paints and coatings, and protective and marine products, as well as OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors and do-it-yourself homeowners. The Consumer Brands Group segment provides branded and private-label architectural paints, stains, varnishes, industrial products, wood finishes products, wood preservatives, applicators, corrosion inhibitors, aerosols, caulks, and adhesives to retailers and distributors. The Performance Coatings Group segment develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial applications, automotive refinish products, protective and marine coatings, coil coatings, packaging coatings, and performance-based resins and colorants. It serves retailers, dealers, jobbers, licensees, and other third-party distributors through its branches and direct sales staff, as well as through outside sales representatives. The company has operations primarily in North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As of February 19, 2019, it operated approximately 4,900 company-operated stores and facilities. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

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In the past three months, Sherwin-Williams insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,786,147.00 in company stock.

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Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Sherwin-Williams' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Sherwin-Williams' stock was trading at $520.14 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SHW shares have increased by 12.5% and is now trading at $585.29. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sherwin-Williams in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings, 10 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Sherwin-Williams.

When is Sherwin-Williams' next earnings date?

How were Sherwin-Williams' earnings last quarter?

Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $4.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.95 by $0.13. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $4.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.11 billion. Sherwin-Williams had a return on equity of 53.04% and a net margin of 8.98%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.60 earnings per share. View Sherwin-Williams' earnings history.

How often does Sherwin-Williams pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Sherwin-Williams?

Sherwin-Williams declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share on Friday, June 5th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. View Sherwin-Williams' dividend history.

What guidance has Sherwin-Williams issued on next quarter's earnings?

Sherwin-Williams updated its FY 2020
Pre-Market earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 19.00-21.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $21.07.

What price target have analysts set for SHW?

24 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Sherwin-Williams' stock. Their forecasts range from $500.00 to $650.00. On average, they expect Sherwin-Williams' share price to reach $574.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.9%. View analysts' price targets for Sherwin-Williams.

Has Sherwin-Williams been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about SHW stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Sherwin-Williams earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutSherwin-Williams.

Are investors shorting Sherwin-Williams?

Sherwin-Williams saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,160,000 shares, a decrease of 10.8% from the April 30th total of 1,300,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 756,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's shares are sold short. View Sherwin-Williams' Current Options Chain.

Which institutional investors are selling Sherwin-Williams stock?

SHW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, 1832 Asset Management L.P., Two Sigma Investments LP, 1832 Asset Management L.P., Capital International Investors, Two Sigma Advisers LP, and Loomis Sayles & Co. L P. Company insiders that have sold Sherwin-Williams company stock in the last year include Aaron M Erter, David B Sewell, David F Hodnik, Jane M Cronin, Joel D Baxter, John G Morikis, Peter J Ippolito, Robert F Lynch, Susan J Kropf, and Thomas P Gilligan. View insider buying and selling activity for Sherwin-Williams.

Which institutional investors are buying Sherwin-Williams stock?

SHW stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vontobel Asset Management Inc., Capital Research Global Investors, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Third Point LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, and Wellington Management Group LLP. Company insiders that have bought Sherwin-Williams stock in the last two years include Jeff M Fettig, and John M Stropki. View insider buying and selling activity for Sherwin-Williams.

How do I buy shares of Sherwin-Williams?

Shares of SHW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Sherwin-Williams' stock price today?

One share of SHW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $585.29.

How big of a company is Sherwin-Williams?

Sherwin-Williams has a market capitalization of $53.14 billion and generates $17.90 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $1.54 billion in net income (profit) each year or $21.12 on an earnings per share basis. Sherwin-Williams employs 61,111 workers across the globe.